John Woo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 22 Sept 1946 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
John Woo Yu-Sen SBS (born September 22, 1946) is a Hong Kong film director and producer. Recognized for his stylised films of highly choreographed action sequences, Mexican standoffs, and use of slow-motion, Woo has directed several notable Hong Kong action films, among them, A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Hard Boiled and Red Cliff. His Hollywood films include Hard Target, Broken Arrow, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2. He also created the comic series Seven Brothers, published by Virgin Comics. Woo was described by Dave Kehr in The Observer in 2002 as "arguably the most influential director making movies today". Woo cites his three favorite films as David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia, Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, and Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samouraï.
Known for
Mission: Impossible II200059Pop Score out of 100
Face/Off199779Pop Score out of 100
Paycheck200349Pop Score out of 100
Broken Arrow199658Pop Score out of 100
Windtalkers200253Pop Score out of 100
Hard Target199363Pop Score out of 100
Bulletproof Monk200345Pop Score out of 100
Hard Boiled199282Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- TBAX-CruciorDirector
- TBABetter TomorrowOriginal Film Writer
- TBAGambinoDirector
- 2026Twist & Shoot: Mister Suzukias Self
- 2024The KillerDirector · Producer · Original Film Writer
- 2023Silent NightProducer · Director